By Michael Sumner NameBio.com: Every day we scan more than one hundred thousand domains across all the major marketplaces and pending delete lists to find domains you can buy that have sold in the past. Sale history, like the age of a domain name, is a great proxy for quality to help the cream rise…

By Michael Sumner NameBio.com: The top sale of the day was Aparthotel.com which sold for $8,767 at NameJet. NameBio recorded 195 sales for a total of $90,750 with an average sale price of $465. Compared to the previous day there was a decrease of 15% in the number of sales and the total dollar amount…

By Raymond Hackney TLDInvestors.com: Daily Domain Picks 10-21-18 ApartHotel.com was the top close at NameJet, closing at $8,767. Someone texted me asking if this name was a shill bid as they saw no value in the name. I told this person that not everyone can know everything but that they should have at least done…

By ShaneCultra DSAD.com: Just an FYI. Whatever you’ve accomplished in life your probably didn’t do alone. Acknowledged or not, there were most likely people that supported you along the way. Maybe not always at your side, making decisions, or investing money. But perhaps taking care of you personally and emotionally as you pursued your dream……

By Kevin Murphy DomainIncite.com: Blameless, cherubic domain industry news blogger Kevin Murphy received a bollocking from registrars over recent coverage of Whois reform yesterday, as he attended the first day of ICANN 63, here in Barcelona. Meanwhile, the community working group tasked with designing this reform put in a 10-hour shift of face-to-face talks, attempt……

By NamePros Daily Domaining Tips: Today: Self-hosted and hosted domain portfolios / INJO.com sold for $4,900 / [Hiring] Need a simple web design with some rss feed integration / And more! Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: .Top New Domain Registrations for only $1.49 – Are you…

By Travis M. DSAD.com: A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 19, 2018. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring name) and may have had…

By DomainGang DomainGang.com: Many domain investors use the United States Patent and Trademark Office web site, to research potential issues with domain names. IP attorneys that work on a variety of intellectual property cases, from trademark infringement to the filing of UDRP disputes, use the USPTO as well. Using the tools at USPTO.gov can assist…

By DomainGang DomainGang.com: Today is Mike and Mitch Robertson‘s 37th birthday; the Aussie brothers live thousands of miles apart, but they’re still each other’s best friend. Mike Robertson and brother Mitch Robertson were featured in our article about the Australian Zoo following the sale of a zoo-related domain name. We wish these fabulous Do… Source:…

By Raymond Hackney TLDInvestors.com: Daily Domain Picks 10-20-18 Calibra.com was the top close on Friday at $7,550. Injo.com was the number two close at $4,900. VCCV not in the same league usually as CVCV but still have decent value, I own a similar one that has had some interesting action this week with a couple…

By Michael Sumner NameBio.com: Every day we scan more than one hundred thousand domains across all the major marketplaces and pending delete lists to find domains you can buy that have sold in the past. Sale history, like the age of a domain name, is a great proxy for quality to help the cream rise…

By Michael Sumner NameBio.com: The top sale of the day was Calibra.com which sold for $7,550 at GoDaddy. NameBio recorded 230 sales for a total of $122,987 with an average sale price of $535. Compared to the previous day there was an increase of 18% in the number of sales but the total dollar amount…

By Josh E DSAD.com: On Tuesday I mentioned the Godaddy auction partners and Mike Cyger was kind enough to reply. I’ve added his comment below for those that didn’t see it. Mike makes a really good point with the Amazon example. Why would people go anywhere else if Godaddy is all they see and hear…

Michael Gilmour: I’m leaving in a few hours to head to the ICANN conference in Barcelona. I must admit that I’m not looking forward to sitting in a tin can at 30,000 feet for 24 hours….which causes me to reflect on the lessons I’ve learned from traveling the many miles to different events around the…

By NamePros Daily TNTNames.com: Today: The biggest factor in gaining sales listing traffic / FingerPaint.com – Sold for $75,000.00 / 68365.com – Sold for $22,500.00 / And more! Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: Buying Expiring … → Source: Domaining     

By Morgan MorganLinton.com: You might not know this but the price of .COM domains could increase, by an unknown amount, in a little over a month. Verisign, the company that currently has the exclusive right to issue .COM domains could make hundreds of millions of dollars off of all of us by increasing the price…

By Elliot Silver Shortly after the unexpected passing of Lonnie Borck, the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) created a domain industry award in his memory. The inaugural award was presented to David Weslow ofWiley Rein, and this year’s award was given to Kathy Kleiman. The ICA is currently seeking nominations for the 2019 Lonnie Borck Memorial…

By Elliot Silver It’s frustrating when an offer or inquiry comes in, I respond to it, and I don’t hear back from the buyer. It is even more frustrating when their offer is somewhat close to the asking price, and I think there is a pretty good shot of the deal getting done. Following up…

By Travis M. DSAD.com: A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 18, 2018. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring name) and may have had…

By Kamila Sekiewicz Internet Commerce Association: The ICA is happy and proud to announce that we are now accepting nominations for ICA’s 2019 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award! Thanks to NamesCon’s generous support, for the 3rd year in the row, the award will be held during the conference. The Lonnie Borck Memorial Award is granted to…

By Andrew Allemann Domain Name Wire: WIPO panelist makes a questionable decision. World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Warwick A. Rothnie has determined that the owner of BTSA.com is cybersquatting and that the domain should be transferred to BTSA Biotecnologias Aplicadas, S.L. Rothnie’s decision is surprising. You can make a good argument that this w… Source:…

By Elliot Silver DomainInvesting.com: Shortly after the unexpected passing of Lonnie Borck, the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) created a domain industry award in his memory. The inaugural award was presented to David Weslow ofWiley Rein, and this year’s award was given to Kathy Kleiman. The ICA is currently seeking nominations for the 2019 Lonnie Borck…

By James Iles NamePros.com: In case you missed it, we covered the news of View’s acquisition of the one-word domain View.com earlier this week. Whilst the sales price has not been revealed to us by either party, one investor shed some light on the possible sales price in the comments section after… Source: Domaining     

By The Frager factor The Frager factor: Meet Trump supporter Peter Thiel… A gay immigrant who has probably done more to move the world forward then more iconic tech geniuses we hear about. Thiel has started, invested in and advised some of the most important technology companies in the past 20 years, earning himself a…

By Elliot Silver DomainInvesting.com: It’s frustrating when an offer or inquiry comes in, I respond to it, and I don’t hear back from the buyer. It is even more frustrating when their offer is somewhat close to the asking price, and I think there is a pretty good shot of the deal getting done. Following…

By DomainGang DomainGang.com: For many domain investors, PayPal has been a staple method of transacting, particularly in the three to four figure range domain acquisitions and sales. PayPal recently announced rate hikes for its convenience service, and that move will once again erode domainers’ earnings. Instant transfers will no longer cost $0.25 but the f……

By Raymond Hackney TLDInvestors.com: Daily Domain Picks 10-19-18 FingerPaint.com sold for $75,000 on Sedo to lead the way on Thursday. Top sales/closes from yesterday: fingerpaint.com 75,000 USD 2018-10-18 Sedo 68365.com 22,500 USD 2018-10-18 GoDaddy kiddies.com 7,838 USD 2018-10-18 DropCatch vorsorgesparen.ch 7,669 USD 2018-10-18 Sedo spendpoint.com 6,000 USD 2018-10-1… Source: Domaining     

By Michael Sumner NameBio.com: Every day we scan more than one hundred thousand domains across all the major marketplaces and pending delete lists to find domains you can buy that have sold in the past. Sale history, like the age of a domain name, is a great proxy for quality to help the cream rise…

By admin DropGRABS.com: Today’s Treats .COM and .NET Keyword Rich – Useful – Product Potential Available Domains – Reg Fee Opps OfficialNotMyPresident.com OfficialNotMyPresident.net OneMillionVetsStrong.com OneMillionVetsStrong.net OpenSourceDictionary.com OpenSourceDictionary.net OperationBattleFlag.com OperationBattleFlag.net Nanni… Source: Domaining     

By Andrew Allemann Domain Name Wire: With the Cooperative Agreement expiring next month, U.S. businesses could face higher tax-like fees on .com domains. The price consumers pay for .com domain names have been kept in check by an obscure agreement between the U.S. Department of Commerce’s NTIA and Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the company that operates…

By Andrew Allemann Domain Name Wire: With the Cooperative Agreement expiring next month, U.S. businesses could face higher tax-like fees on .com domains. The price consumers pay for .com domain names have been kept in check by an obscure agreement between the U.S. Department of Commerce’s NTIA and Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the company that operates…

By Michael Sumner NameBio.com: The top sale of the day was FingerPaint.com which sold for $75,000 at Sedo. NameBio recorded 194 sales for a total of $197,610 with an average sale price of $1,019. Compared to the previous day there was a decrease of 8% in the number of sales but the total dollar amount…

By Michael Sumner NameBio.com: The top sale of the day was FingerPaint.com which sold for $75,000 at Sedo. NameBio recorded 194 sales for a total of $197,610 with an average sale price of $1,019. Compared to the previous day there was a decrease of 8% in the number of sales but the total dollar amount…

By ShaneCultra DSAD.com: I was asked by email some advice about domain negotiations. Based on my sales prices there are many people that are better than me when it comes to getting the highest price but I do feel like I have enough business experience in general to give advice. But I had already written…

By ShaneCultra DSAD.com: I was asked by email some advice about domain negotiations. Based on my sales prices there are many people that are better than me when it comes to getting the highest price but I do feel like I have enough business experience in general to give advice. But I had already written…

By Kamila Sekiewicz Internet Commerce Association: In its letter to David Redl of the NTIA, the ICA urges that the NTIA extend Amendment 32 to the Cooperative Agreement between the Department of Commerce and Verisign, which is set to expire on November 30, 2018. Read the full letter, which was submitted on October 18th, 2018,…

By DomainGang DomainGang.com: Sponsor: Sedo – GreatDomains is a 7-day long auction by Sedo, from October 18-25, featuring an eclectic selection of domain names. More than 130 carefully curated domains are available to bid on! Oktoberfest has ended in Germany, but in the US it’s going full blast, so grab a large “das boot” beer…

By NamePros Daily Domaining Tips: Today: Buying A Traffic Domain – Budget: $20,000.00 / Legalities of registering a domain and recovering the old content / 8B.cc sold for $12,002 / And more! Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: What’s the best domain you would sell for $150?…

By Elliot Silver I saw a NamePros post discussing the Huge Domains installment plan option. You can see an example of the installment plan option on this domain name I randomly found on the company’s home page. I think Huge Domains is one of the largest domain portfolio operators around. I recently wrote about its…

By Elliot Silver A few days ago, I had a prospective buyer land on one of my BIN landing pages and fill out the form with his information to indicate that he agreed to buy my domain name for $7,888. I reached out to him and opened escrow at Escrow.com. I didn’t receive a response…

By Konstantinos Zournas OnlineDomain.com: I have decided to start documenting and posting every week the domain name “inquiries” and the messages that come with them. Well actually these are not really domain name inquiries. These are people that are obviously confused as to what website they ended up with. They think it is the website…

By Travis M. DSAD.com: A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 17, 2018. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring name) and may have had…

By Morgan MorganLinton.com: As many of you know, I’m a big fan of eSports, and the global market for gaming is exploding which means more startup are entering the space every week. Of course, this also makes finding the right domain name even harder since, as the saying goes “all the good domains are taken.”…

By Andrew Allemann Domain Name Wire: The CrowdSignal mystery is solved. Last week I wrote about how Automattic, the company behind WordPress, was getting ready to launch a new polling/survey service called CrowdSignal. That was sort of right. The company will indeed soon have a service called CrowdSignal but it turns out that it’s a…

By Andrew Allemann Domain Name Wire: A Romanian Casino, a Space Engineering firm and a language app all bought domain names last week. It was the week of “2” last week with the top sales at Sedo across all categories (.com, ccTLD and “other”) repeating this digit within their sales prices. And even more unusual…

By Elliot Silver DomainInvesting.com: I saw a NamePros post discussing the Huge Domains installment plan option. You can see an example of the installment plan option on this domain name I randomly found on the company’s home page. I think Huge Domains is one of the largest domain portfolio operators around. I recently wrote about…

By Andrew Allemann Domain Name Wire: Patent describes way to sell future rights to domain names through “encoding domains.” Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has filed two patents related to buying future rights to domain names for if they become available. The process is rather unique and it makes me wonder what Verisign (which manages the .com…

By admin NameSummit.com: Among the experts you’ll meet at NameSummit Fall 2018, Roni Rose is a real estate sales agent with Douglas EllimanRead More… Source: Domaining     

By DomainGang DomainGang.com: The 15 year old domain, BTSA.com, has been in the possession of Domain Capital for a while. Registered in 2003, BTSA.com appears to be yet another LLLL .com, a domain genre that became popular a few years ago due to the Chinese domain market explosion, and subsequent collapse. BTSA Biotecnologias Aplicadas, S.L….